Hair curling device



y 19, 1932- R. LANDRUM 1,867,850

' I HAIR CURLING DEVICE Filed Nov. 5, 1930 jig. 1.

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INVENTOR BY mo ATTORNEY Fi the stan alli Patented July 19, 1932 r s s w v" Ul ter ROSE LANDRUM, OF ELPASO, TEXAS HAIR contine- DEVICE Application filed November 5, 1930. Serial No.493,653.'

present invention has reference to a new and novel device for curling hair, and fly object is the provision of a device for purpose which is characterized by siniin construction, cheapness in manue and thoroughness in efficiency.

urther object is the provision of an electrically heated device for this purpose may be se urely clamped on the head, n. cannot inflict nry to the person oprupon, which permits strands of hair a oppositely wound in w formation, *hich does not require finger waving or set crying, as such drying is effected when steamin operation is completed, and in after the hair is combed in place in a wave, a flat permanent Marcel wave will be produced.

To the attainment of the foregoing the in- VQ-ilIiOil consists in the improvement hereinricer described and definitely claimed.

In the drawing:

gure 1 is a top plan View of my improvement.

A "nre 2 is a side elevation thereof.

e 8 is a transverse sectional view aptely on the line 3-3 of Figure 2. Figure 1 is an end view of the improve- The base 1 of the improvement comprises lar substantially rectangular blocks of insulated material. The bloc s at their 111 11g ends are provided with interes and grooves which are subr -ped, the tongue in one of the s being indicated by the numeral 2 and groove in the cooperating block by the numeral The blocks at one of their ends a e pivotally connected, as at 4, and the unfaces of the blocks have adhesively or otherwise fixedly secured thereon strips 5 of compressible material.

The pivots are in the nature of bolts and are disposed a suitable distance from the con fronting ends of the blocks 1 and these pivots secure on the upper face of the blocks the face of substantially U-shaped member or yoke. The right angular upwardly directed ends 6 of the device have secured thereon a shaft 7 and there is journaled on theshaft tongues and grooves of the fibre base blocks 7 thefiat ends 8 of cross sectionally rounded rods 9 that afford shafts. Each of the shafts has removably journaled thereona cylindrical curling member 10. The base blocks 1 below and adjacent to the outer ends of he curling cylinders 10 have fixed thereon plates 11 and 12, respectively. The plates 12 have pivotally secured to their upper faces clips or clamps 13 to engage with the ends of the shafts 9 that project beyond the curling cylinders 10 which the outer ends of the top of the plates 12 are extended upwardly, as at 14, the outer edges of the said extensions being beveled or inclined inward- 1y from the base to the top of the said flanges or extensions, as indicated for distinction-by the numeral 15. The confronting faces 'of the extensions are straight and designed for contacting engagement with each other. These extensions provide spacer elements and 70 are designed to be received between the shafts 9. Similar but angularly arranged flanges 15 are formed on the ends of the plate 11. These flanges also provide spacer elements.

The spacer elements 141 have their outer angle edges disposed between the parts'S of the shafts. I

The inner sides of the plate 12 may'have angle extensions 16 to contact with the outersides of the blocks 1 to more effectively 3 strengthen the spacer plates 14;, while the ends of the blocks 1, outward of the spacer members 1 1 are provided respectively with a pair of cars 16 and with a notched plate 17. There is pivoted between theears the end of a lock rod 18 the outer end of the'l'oclr rod being flanged and being engaged by a milled nut 19 which is screwed against the notched plate 1? when the rod is received in the notch of the said plate and whereby the blocks, when swung together to'grip a portion. of the hair of the person operated upon maybe looked as may likewise the spacer elements and the curling rods arranged in longitudinal aline'ment.

In operation the blocks 1 are swung away fromeach other'on their pivots and are arranged against the head of thepe'rson being operated on. The blocks are then swung toward each other so that the interengaging will, when the blocks are locked against each other firmly grip the said strands of hair. The latching elements 13 are released so that the shafts 9 may be swung upwardly to permit of the curling cylinders being removed from the shafts. The gripped strands of hair are wound in opposite directions around the respective cylinders 10, are arranged upon the shafts and further wound thereon. The shafts, when moved toward the base blocks 1 will contact with the outer angle edges of the spaced members 14 and 15 and thus forcing the said shafts and the curling cylinders with the curled hair thereon away from each otherand thereby stretchthe hair on the cylinders. Current is applied to the shafts for heating the curling cylinders and thus effect a curling action upon the hair. The improvement does not require linger waving or set or drying as the hair will be dried as soon as the steaming operation is completed. The hair is combed and placed as a marcel wave.

Having described the invention, 1 claim 1. A hair curling device of the type described, two fibre spaced blocks having the bolt pivotally secured between the ears and swirigable into the notched plate and a knurled nut threaded on the bolt to engage with the notched plate for holding theblocks against each other.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' ROSE LANDRUM.

confronting ends provided with spaced tongues and grooves, a substantially U- shaped bracket arranged on the blocks on one end thereof and to which bracket the blocks are pivoted, a transverse shaft carried by the bracket, longitudinal shafts journaled on the transverse shaft, means carried by the blocks for clamping the outer ends of the longitudinal shafts, curling cylinders removably journaled on the longitudinal shafts, spacer members carried by each of the blocks and designed for contacting engagement and to contact with and spread the longitudinal shafts when said shafts are brought therei shaft, curling cylinders removably ournaled on the longitudinal shafts, spaced pairs of plates on the blocks, pivotally' supported spring clamps on one'of the plates to engage the outer ends of the longitudinal shafts, said plates having angle extensions whose'outer' edges are cut angularlyand which provide spacers to be received between the confronting sides of the longitudinal shafts, and to force said shaft away from each other, spaced ears on the end of one of the blocks, a notched plate on the end of the second block, a lock 

